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Vocabulary - 26.05.2016

Mahendra Guru
Vocabulary - 26.05.2016
1. FORERUNNER (NOUN): predecessor

Synonyms: pioneer, ancestor 

Antonyms: descendant, successor

Example Sentence:

The organization started by Norquist is a forerunner to the Tea Party. 


2. FEEBLE (NOUN): weak 

Synonyms: frail, puny Antonyms: robust, vigorous 

Example Sentence:

We pollute, but our feeble efforts at clean up have been largely unsuccessful. 


3. GAMUT (NOUN): entire range 

Synonyms: panorama, spectrum Antonyms: curbed, restrained

Example Sentence:

From digi pages to digi notes and live PSS to video discussions, Mahendra’s runs the gamut when it comes to content.


4. LANGUISH (VERB): suffer and become weak

Synonyms: dwindle, deteriorate Antonyms: proliferate, swarm

Example Sentence:

When the judge sentences the murderer, I hope he gives him a lifetime to languish in prison.


5. MORTIFY (VERB): ashamed 

Synonyms: chasten, chagrin Antonyms: laurels, ovation

Example Sentence:

Christopher Meloni is perfectly casted as a father who lives to mortify his teenage kids.


6. PARITY (NOUN): balance

Synonyms: conformity, paraphernalia Antonyms: discrepancy, disparity

Example Sentence:

Our Framers intended for there to be equality and parity among the three branches of government. 


7. ERADICATE (VERB): remove

Synonyms: annihilate, exterminate Antonyms: establish, decree

Example Sentence: 

Polio has been eradicated from our country. 


8. CASPSIZE (VERB): to sink

Synonyms: tumble, obliterate Antonyms: ameliorate, promote

Example Sentence:

When a boat is top heavy or its center of gravity is too high, the boat is liable to capsize.


9. SCRUPULOUS (ADJECTIVE): clear

Synonyms: meticulous, conscionable Antonyms: crooked, deceitful

Example Sentence:

Tear out your guts and put them on the page, with scrupulous thoughts.


10. INDIFFERENT (ADJECTIVE): uninterested

Synonyms: impervious, nonchalant Antonyms: engrossed, obsessed

Example Sentence:

Money is what greases the wheels—good, bad, or indifferent. 




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